Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich did not include any funding in his capital budget proposal for the Capital Crescent Trail Tunnel, which was supposed to be included in the Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) design.  The tunnel was proposed for pedestrians and cyclists to get across Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda safely and have access to the […]

A Charles County man died Friday afternoon at a worksite in Bethesda, Montgomery County police said. Bryan Frederick McGinn, 43, of Purcell Road in Port Tobacco, was killed about 1:30 p.m. as he was dismantling a pressurized tank, police said. For some reason, he was struck by a pipe which had been affixed to the […]

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld was in Rockville on Tuesday to present his plan to the Montgomery County Council for continuous improvement to the Metrorail system now that the Safe Track program is completed. During the briefing, Wiedefeld was asked about continuing issues with arcing insulators on the Red Line. “That has been an issue […]

It’s Friday the 13th!  Here are five things to know today, May 13, in Montgomery County: 1. If you are a WSSC customer in Montgomery County, your water bill is going up later this summer. 2. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is directing Metro officials to make immediate repairs to the Red Line tunnel. 3. For […]

After a decade of planning, drilling and digging, the construction stage of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s Bi-County Tunnel is complete, touted as one of the biggest public utility projects in the Washington area, according to a WSSC press release. Two large valves have been opened and the brand new 84” in diameter water main pipeline […]

The National Transportation Safety Board today issued urgent recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the American Public Transportation Association calling for improved ventilation procedures during smoke and fire events in tunnels. The NTSB is recommending a nationwide audit of transit agencies by the FTA to assess the state […]

Recent media reports that Montgomery County is no longer looking to purchase and then raze the APEX Building in Bethesda to make way for the proposed Purple Line station came as a surprise to the attorney representing the building’s owners. David Simon, attorney for American Society of Health‑System Pharmacists which owns the building at 7272 […]